Diamyn Hall

Yeah, so I guess the place to start is, to your point, I was 14 years old, was a football player. Up until this point, my mission was And my vision was to get to the NFL so I could take care of my family. And I remember it like it was yesterday. We were playing. We were playing McNick. They had green jerseys, white, white letters. And I lined up as a slot receiver.

So lined up as a slot and I was running the streak. And so my quarterback, he pulled back and he throws it to our tight end who ran a slant. And so I look back, I see our tight end catch the ball and then he gets hit super hard. Right. fumbles. And so for me, I'm running full speed towards the, towards the football. And I dive head first, like feet extended above the ground, arms out extended.

So lined up as a slot and I was running the streak. And so my quarterback, he pulled back and he throws it to our tight end who ran a slant. And so I look back, I see our tight end catch the ball and then he gets hit super hard. Right. fumbles. And so for me, I'm running full speed towards the, towards the football. And I dive head first, like feet extended above the ground, arms out extended.

So lined up as a slot and I was running the streak. And so my quarterback, he pulled back and he throws it to our tight end who ran a slant. And so I look back, I see our tight end catch the ball and then he gets hit super hard. Right. fumbles. And so for me, I'm running full speed towards the, towards the football. And I dive head first, like feet extended above the ground, arms out extended.

And I remember seeing, as I was, as I was diving for the football, I remember seeing another guy on the other team. He was diving for the football as well. A little bit smaller than me, sized them up. Like, you know, when you hit the matrix button and everything goes in slow motion, I excised him. I was like, oh, okay, I'm definitely gonna get this. And I remember hearing a loud crack.

And I remember seeing, as I was, as I was diving for the football, I remember seeing another guy on the other team. He was diving for the football as well. A little bit smaller than me, sized them up. Like, you know, when you hit the matrix button and everything goes in slow motion, I excised him. I was like, oh, okay, I'm definitely gonna get this. And I remember hearing a loud crack.

And I remember seeing, as I was, as I was diving for the football, I remember seeing another guy on the other team. He was diving for the football as well. A little bit smaller than me, sized them up. Like, you know, when you hit the matrix button and everything goes in slow motion, I excised him. I was like, oh, okay, I'm definitely gonna get this. And I remember hearing a loud crack.

And I was used to getting hit hard, was used to hitting other people hard. And everything blocked out. And I remember staring at the sky. And all of a sudden, my teammates come into my field of vision. And... you hear the crowd go, ooh. And my teammates come over and they're looking down at me. I'll never forget this moment.

And I was used to getting hit hard, was used to hitting other people hard. And everything blocked out. And I remember staring at the sky. And all of a sudden, my teammates come into my field of vision. And... you hear the crowd go, ooh. And my teammates come over and they're looking down at me. I'll never forget this moment.

And I was used to getting hit hard, was used to hitting other people hard. And everything blocked out. And I remember staring at the sky. And all of a sudden, my teammates come into my field of vision. And... you hear the crowd go, ooh. And my teammates come over and they're looking down at me. I'll never forget this moment.

One of my best teammates, one of my best friends at the time, Ryan Bayer, he's looking down at me and he's like, Diamond, get up. Diamond, get up. And I can see my field of vision shaking. So I knew he was like, he had his hands on me and he was shaking. And I remember in that moment thinking to myself like, oh my God, like I'm paralyzed.

One of my best teammates, one of my best friends at the time, Ryan Bayer, he's looking down at me and he's like, Diamond, get up. Diamond, get up. And I can see my field of vision shaking. So I knew he was like, he had his hands on me and he was shaking. And I remember in that moment thinking to myself like, oh my God, like I'm paralyzed.

One of my best teammates, one of my best friends at the time, Ryan Bayer, he's looking down at me and he's like, Diamond, get up. Diamond, get up. And I can see my field of vision shaking. So I knew he was like, he had his hands on me and he was shaking. And I remember in that moment thinking to myself like, oh my God, like I'm paralyzed.

And I think I was the first one, I think it was the first one to notice. And I remember looking back over Ryan and saying, Ryan, I can't get up. I can't move. And then he like takes this step back and I see like his eyes start to tear up and I can see the emotion like boiling inside of him. Like, oh my goodness, this is my best friend. He's like, he can't move.

And I think I was the first one, I think it was the first one to notice. And I remember looking back over Ryan and saying, Ryan, I can't get up. I can't move. And then he like takes this step back and I see like his eyes start to tear up and I can see the emotion like boiling inside of him. Like, oh my goodness, this is my best friend. He's like, he can't move.

And I think I was the first one, I think it was the first one to notice. And I remember looking back over Ryan and saying, Ryan, I can't get up. I can't move. And then he like takes this step back and I see like his eyes start to tear up and I can see the emotion like boiling inside of him. Like, oh my goodness, this is my best friend. He's like, he can't move.

And I know we were thinking this at the same time. Like, this is the stuff you see on TV. This is the stuff that you see in people's careers. And now in my brain, I'm thinking to myself, look, I'm going to be staring at the ceiling for the rest of my life. Somebody's going to have to feed me through a tube. And I'm 14 years old, having to come to peace with this all at one time.

And I know we were thinking this at the same time. Like, this is the stuff you see on TV. This is the stuff that you see in people's careers. And now in my brain, I'm thinking to myself, look, I'm going to be staring at the ceiling for the rest of my life. Somebody's going to have to feed me through a tube. And I'm 14 years old, having to come to peace with this all at one time.

And I know we were thinking this at the same time. Like, this is the stuff you see on TV. This is the stuff that you see in people's careers. And now in my brain, I'm thinking to myself, look, I'm going to be staring at the ceiling for the rest of my life. Somebody's going to have to feed me through a tube. And I'm 14 years old, having to come to peace with this all at one time.

And I remember the ambulance came and got me, put me on the stretcher, took me to the hospital. And when we were in the ambulance truck, you know, my mom was in the, she was in there with me. And I remember looking over at her and telling her everything was going to be OK. And at this moment, I knew everything was not going to be OK. But I still said it.